THE BAND PLAYED ON 7 8 7 -7 8 -7 -6 7 -6 6 Cas-ey would waltz with a straw-ber-ry blond -6 7 -7 -9 -9 And the band played on. -6 -7 -8 -7 -6 Hed glide cross the floor 6 -6 -7 -8 -7 -6 With the girl he a-dored 6 -6 6 8 8 And the band played on. 6 6 7 7 7 -7 -7 But his brain was so load-ed -7 -6 -6 -6 6 6 it near-ly ex-plod-ed -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -8 8 9 The poor girl would shake with a-larm -6 -6 -7 7 -8 -6 6 -6 -7 7 He nev-er would leave the girl with the curls. -8 8 -6 -7 7 And the band played on. REPEAT, INCREASING TEMPO